Name: Purple Corn Api
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 2 cup Ground purple corn; 15 cup Water; 2 Unit Cinnamon sticks; 2 Unit Cloves; Unit Orange peel; Unit Sugar

The Purple Corn Api is a traditional beverage from the Bolivian Andean highlands, prepared with ground purple corn, sugar, and cinnamon. It is accompanied by buñuelos, cakes, or llauchas, and can be served with tojorí or white api.

The Purple Corn Api is a traditional drink from the Andean region, highly appreciated for its sweet and comforting flavor.

Its vibrant colors and delicious aroma make it perfect to enjoy at any time of the day.

The api is a typical beverage of the Andean high plains. In Bolivia, it is consumed in the Andean zone of the departments of La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Chuquisaca, and Cochabamba.

The preparation of this drink involves ground purple corn, sugar, and some cinnamon sticks. An accompaniment for the api is buñuelo, cake, or llaucha. It’s also served mixed with tojorí or white api.

At the Alasita Fair in La Paz, this drink is abundantly sold, as well as in popular markets of Oruro.

Purple Corn Api

Drinks

1 hour

Boiled

4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups of Ground purple corn

15 cups of Water

2 Cinnamon sticks

2 Cloves

Orange peel

Sugar

Preparation

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Preparation (simple version)

Step 1 : Soak the purple corn in 5 cups of water for two hours to soften it. Purple Corn Api - Preparation - Step 1

Step 2 : Boil the remaining water with cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel to infuse aroma. Purple Corn Api - Preparation - Step 2

Step 3 : Strain the soaked corn and slowly add it to the hot water, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Sweeten to taste and serve hot. Purple Corn Api - Preparation - Step 3